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Camden

London · E09000007 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,951
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
10.6%
higher than 42% of authorities
Majors in time
50.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
64.1%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
60.8%
no formal threshold
Delegated
92.8%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
28.1%
131 allowed of 466 decided
Decisions overturned
1.3%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 17.0%

Official statistics — is development moving through the system?

MHCLG quarterly planning returns (PS1/PS2), last 4 quarters 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2, and the government's latest Housing Delivery Test. These are the authority's own statutory returns, not our scrape.

Applications received
2,152
in the window
Applications decided
1,951
in the window
Approval rate
89.4%
1,744 granted, 207 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 7 of 33 London boroughs (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 17.0%
Decided within time
61.4%
rank 298 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 33 of 33 London boroughs · peer median 91.0%

Peer ranks compare only London boroughs with more than 50 decisions in the window, the same floor as the national rank. A rank among peers is the fairer read: types of authority carry very different caseloads.

Performance by development type
TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time
Major3281.3%50.0%
Minor86889.4%64.1%
Other1,05189.6%—
of which householder39489.1%60.8%
"In time" = within the statutory period or an agreed extension, excluding prior approvals. "Other" covers everything that is neither major nor minor; householder figures are measured against the 8-week period.
Applications through the system
Last 8 quarters held
03126232024 Q3: 582 received2024 Q3: 606 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 618 received2024 Q4: 496 decided2025 Q1: 555 received2025 Q1: 508 decided2025 Q2: 621 received2025 Q2: 508 decided2025 Q3: 520 received2025 Q3: 481 decided2025 Q4: 623 received2025 Q4: 472 decided2026 Q1: 492 received2026 Q1: 512 decided2026 Q2: 517 received2026 Q2: 486 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
63%
Presumption

Delivery below 75%: the NPPF presumption in favour of sustainable development applies to housing applications here. A material point for any housing proposal.

Where these figures come from. Each dataset below is the publisher's own file, loaded unchanged; rows are matched to this authority by its ONS code (E09000007). Missing values are shown as "—" and are never estimated or filled from another period.
DatasetPublisherCovers this authorityLoadedOfficial source
Planning application decisions (PS2)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)18 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)18 Oct 2026 · 42,861 rows nationallyLive tables
Housing Delivery Test 2025MHCLG2022/23 to 2024/2518 Aug 2026Measurement
Open Government Licence v3.0. The MHCLG tables are reloaded every Sunday; the loaded date is the last successful run.

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q2 486 446 40 8.2% — 2.0% 517
2026 Q1 512 425 87 17.0% 100.0% 75.0% 492
2025 Q4 472 433 39 8.3% 0.0% 83.5% 623
2025 Q3 481 440 41 8.5% — 86.3% 520
2025 Q2 508 441 67 13.2% — 93.4% 621
2025 Q1 508 447 61 12.0% — 83.8% 555
2024 Q4 496 434 62 12.5% — 79.0% 618
2024 Q3 606 552 54 8.9% — 67.4% 582
2024 Q2 607 558 49 8.1% — 63.0% 569
2024 Q1 423 387 36 8.5% 0.0% 45.1% 540
2023 Q4 489 453 36 7.4% — 29.9% 580
2023 Q3 480 459 21 4.4% 0.0% 59.4% 591
2023 Q2 540 496 44 8.1% — 61.6% 567
2023 Q1 503 467 36 7.2% — 46.0% 563
2022 Q4 500 449 51 10.2% 50.0% 40.0% 583
2022 Q3 518 477 41 7.9% — 46.7% 491
2022 Q2 397 358 39 9.8% — 30.2% 522
2022 Q1 430 373 57 13.3% 0.0% 27.6% 530
2021 Q4 538 460 78 14.5% 0.0% 36.4% 567
2021 Q3 478 450 28 5.9% — 27.1% 583
2021 Q2 476 442 34 7.1% 100.0% 49.0% 570
2021 Q1 425 384 41 9.6% 66.7% 62.1% 515
2020 Q4 416 365 51 12.3% 50.0% 30.9% 586
2020 Q3 432 402 30 6.9% — 54.5% 458
2020 Q2 442 399 43 9.7% — 41.7% 460
2020 Q1 513 453 60 11.7% 50.0% 49.1% 604
2019 Q4 535 509 26 4.9% 0.0% 53.7% 622
2019 Q3 584 543 41 7.0% 50.0% 72.5% 728
2019 Q2 563 501 62 11.0% — 70.9% 603
2019 Q1 574 518 56 9.8% 100.0% 69.7% 576
2018 Q4 550 496 54 9.8% 50.0% 71.6% 644
2018 Q3 547 500 47 8.6% 100.0% 80.0% 587
2018 Q2 609 552 57 9.4% 100.0% 83.8% 564
2018 Q1 537 474 63 11.7% 100.0% 77.0% 599
2017 Q4 575 509 66 11.5% 100.0% 89.4% 643
2017 Q3 601 550 51 8.5% 100.0% 82.9% 573
2017 Q2 662 605 57 8.6% — 72.8% 673
2017 Q1 695 609 86 12.4% 60.0% 71.3% 710
2016 Q4 674 619 55 8.2% 55.6% 81.9% 697
2016 Q3 742 680 62 8.4% 55.6% 78.1% 701
2016 Q2 726 670 56 7.7% 75.0% 85.2% 822
2016 Q1 700 627 73 10.4% 100.0% 74.3% 793
2015 Q4 671 608 63 9.4% 100.0% 100.0% 789
2015 Q3 738 674 64 8.7% 100.0% 69.5% 827
2015 Q2 682 628 54 7.9% 100.0% 81.0% 878
2015 Q1 744 697 47 6.3% 83.3% 50.0% 900
2014 Q4 672 601 71 10.6% 85.7% 48.7% 864
2014 Q3 759 652 107 14.1% 83.3% 52.8% 974
2014 Q2 671 596 75 11.2% 100.0% 40.9% 889
2014 Q1 837 549 75 9.0% 75.0% 34.7% 1,070
2013 Q4 860 583 82 9.5% 90.9% 48.0% 1,111
2013 Q3 978 682 105 10.7% 77.8% 57.0% 1,150
2013 Q2 877 597 101 11.5% 100.0% 61.3% 1,199
2013 Q1 798 524 120 15.0% 100.0% 74.1% 1,027
2012 Q4 887 607 110 12.4% 81.8% 76.4% 1,012
2012 Q3 900 617 145 16.1% 75.0% 83.1% 1,009
2012 Q2 820 536 128 15.6% 92.3% 81.7% 1,103
2012 Q1 805 568 98 12.2% 72.7% 75.6% 1,118
2011 Q4 1,162 806 141 12.1% 94.4% 80.9% 1,317
2011 Q3 898 633 103 11.5% 57.1% 80.6% 1,036
2011 Q2 788 582 69 8.8% 85.7% 77.2% 951
2011 Q1 775 559 80 10.3% 54.5% 75.2% 968
2010 Q4 867 603 106 12.2% 95.7% 82.3% 1,003
2010 Q3 885 618 108 12.2% 100.0% 82.5% 1,065
2010 Q2 796 534 111 13.9% 93.8% 80.3% 950
2010 Q1 584 420 80 13.7% 87.5% 73.0% 763
2009 Q4 802 561 103 12.8% 100.0% 69.5% 652
2009 Q3 650 465 82 12.6% 66.7% 68.8% 721
2009 Q2 604 437 71 11.8% 85.7% 73.1% 640
2009 Q1 657 446 81 12.3% 40.0% 44.1% 610
2008 Q4 779 546 112 14.4% 88.9% 68.9% 610
2008 Q3 698 500 84 12.0% 100.0% 55.3% 824
2008 Q2 749 506 100 13.4% 75.0% 76.5% 806
2008 Q1 765 483 130 17.0% 100.0% 57.4% 998
2007 Q4 886 609 127 14.3% 81.8% 72.0% 882
2007 Q3 852 553 138 16.2% 100.0% 79.4% 953
2007 Q2 863 581 132 15.3% 100.0% 85.1% 1,105
2007 Q1 705 499 99 14.0% 100.0% 79.7% 878
2006 Q4 745 535 89 11.9% 78.6% 84.6% 809
2006 Q3 844 586 127 15.0% 66.7% 86.1% 926
2006 Q2 755 568 91 12.1% 84.2% 85.8% 918
2006 Q1 663 509 61 9.2% 100.0% 85.4% 883
2005 Q4 791 578 98 12.4% 81.3% 88.1% 813
2005 Q3 816 573 127 15.6% 78.9% 87.4% 906
2005 Q2 825 589 135 16.4% 100.0% 85.0% 1,044
2005 Q1 691 491 111 16.1% 72.2% 78.5% 772
2004 Q4 720 506 116 16.1% 73.9% 85.0% 769
2004 Q3 815 574 141 17.3% 40.0% 82.2% 868
2004 Q2 697 457 144 20.7% 35.0% 75.4% 837
2004 Q1 782 517 166 21.2% 50.0% 57.9% 877
2003 Q4 959 653 200 20.9% 50.0% 60.1% 717
2003 Q3 669 506 92 13.8% 20.0% 58.5% 940
2003 Q2 498 355 77 15.5% 25.0% 33.8% 586
2003 Q1 671 484 155 23.1% 25.0% 45.4% 781
2002 Q4 651 475 130 20.0% 14.3% 62.0% 1,015
2002 Q3 671 514 126 18.8% 16.7% 53.5% 1,103
2002 Q2 585 452 97 16.6% 33.3% 64.7% 1,167
2002 Q1 594 444 117 19.7% 14.3% 55.4% 965
2001 Q4 723 506 177 24.5% 57.1% 57.0% 902
2001 Q3 651 482 126 19.4% 54.5% 50.0% 1,008
2001 Q2 674 479 155 23.0% 42.9% 46.9% 927
2001 Q1 619 435 142 22.9% 33.3% 46.2% 1,161
2000 Q4 632 465 128 20.3% 30.8% 54.7% 984
2000 Q3 662 495 137 20.7% 60.0% 56.5% 1,377
2000 Q2 728 526 168 23.1% 28.6% 59.4% 1,444
2000 Q1 595 417 145 24.4% 14.3% 50.8% 1,115
1999 Q4 691 515 151 21.9% 45.5% 63.5% 1,248
1999 Q3 663 520 118 17.8% 50.0% 60.5% 1,237
1999 Q2 607 495 94 15.5% 50.0% 54.5% 1,246
1999 Q1 576 469 87 15.1% 75.0% 47.4% 1,078
1998 Q4 591 451 111 18.8% 57.1% 53.0% 1,023
1998 Q3 603 453 122 20.2% — 53.8% 1,197
1998 Q2 623 474 129 20.7% 80.0% 53.3% 1,223
1998 Q1 604 383 195 32.3% 41.7% 46.9% 1,174
1997 Q4 604 458 129 21.4% 50.0% 45.3% 1,039
1997 Q3 565 445 113 20.0% 62.5% 62.6% 1,181
1997 Q2 540 380 136 25.2% 83.3% 54.5% 1,159
1997 Q1 622 462 132 21.2% 61.5% 55.6% 1,000
1996 Q4 667 459 185 27.7% 63.0% 52.5% 1,114
1996 Q3 738 531 180 24.4% 68.8% 49.4% 1,107
1996 Q2 574 440 113 19.7% 60.0% 35.6% 1,021
1996 Q1 589 441 148 25.1% 18.2% 21.4% —
1995 Q4 460 353 107 23.3% 70.0% 40.1% —
1995 Q3 528 448 80 15.2% 64.7% 38.9% —
1995 Q2 444 380 64 14.4% 60.0% 45.5% —
1995 Q1 443 362 81 18.3% 62.5% 44.8% —
1994 Q4 499 382 117 23.4% 72.7% 56.4% —
1994 Q3 584 472 112 19.2% 86.7% 46.3% —
1994 Q2 457 390 67 14.7% 75.0% 41.6% —
1994 Q1 403 342 61 15.1% 60.0% 45.0% —
1993 Q4 439 362 77 17.5% 72.7% 34.5% —
1993 Q3 443 373 70 15.8% 46.2% 44.5% —
1993 Q2 377 303 74 19.6% 75.0% 32.3% —
1993 Q1 392 319 73 18.6% 28.6% 32.6% —
1992 Q4 367 283 84 22.9% 62.5% 27.9% —
1992 Q3 383 294 89 23.2% 61.5% 46.6% —
1992 Q2 384 312 72 18.8% 77.8% 44.7% —
1992 Q1 396 316 80 20.2% 72.7% 35.6% —
1991 Q4 530 388 142 26.8% 36.4% 35.6% —
1991 Q3 601 446 155 25.8% 40.0% 22.5% —
1991 Q2 501 387 114 22.8% 28.6% 14.6% —
1991 Q1 481 358 123 25.6% 18.8% 11.9% —
1990 Q4 339 246 93 27.4% 42.9% 22.9% —
1990 Q3 553 418 135 24.4% 33.3% 15.8% —
1990 Q2 416 302 114 27.4% 53.6% 22.5% —
1990 Q1 365 285 80 21.9% 25.0% 20.9% —
1989 Q4 407 285 122 30.0% 53.3% 23.3% —
1989 Q3 474 359 115 24.3% 55.6% 13.0% —
1989 Q2 369 281 88 23.8% 52.9% 17.4% —
1989 Q1 512 375 137 26.8% 22.2% 13.2% —
1988 Q4 516 391 125 24.2% 42.9% 25.3% —
1988 Q3 558 447 111 19.9% 47.1% 24.5% —
1988 Q2 525 397 128 24.4% 57.1% 22.1% —
1988 Q1 527 429 98 18.6% 50.0% 22.0% —
1987 Q4 574 438 136 23.7% 76.9% 26.2% —
1987 Q3 200 181 19 9.5% 68.8% 70.1% —
1987 Q2 187 167 20 10.7% 100.0% 70.8% —
1987 Q1 139 121 18 12.9% 60.0% 63.5% —
1986 Q4 166 144 22 13.3% 100.0% 74.3% —
1986 Q3 154 142 12 7.8% 75.0% 80.6% —
1986 Q2 163 141 22 13.5% 81.8% 71.0% —
1986 Q1 129 119 10 7.8% 88.9% 69.1% —
1985 Q4 144 133 11 7.6% 66.7% 72.0% —
1985 Q3 140 124 16 11.4% 50.0% 77.1% —
1985 Q2 164 148 16 9.8% 100.0% 90.6% —
1985 Q1 142 130 12 8.5% 83.3% 76.7% —
1984 Q4 143 124 19 13.3% 33.3% 75.9% —
1984 Q3 144 126 18 12.5% 50.0% 72.7% —
1984 Q2 197 180 17 8.6% 75.0% 65.4% —
1984 Q1 134 122 12 9.0% 100.0% 78.8% —
1983 Q4 163 142 21 12.9% 0.0% 75.4% —
1983 Q3 167 151 16 9.6% 100.0% 92.5% —
1983 Q2 179 164 15 8.4% 100.0% 86.4% —
1983 Q1 177 158 19 10.7% 66.7% 72.9% —
1982 Q4 176 161 15 8.5% 33.3% 59.2% —
1982 Q3 158 144 14 8.9% 0.0% 61.8% —
1982 Q2 201 183 18 9.0% 60.0% 64.9% —
1982 Q1 117 102 15 12.8% 100.0% 66.7% —
1981 Q4 116 106 10 8.6% 66.7% 67.6% —
1981 Q3 193 171 22 11.4% 66.7% 53.3% —
1981 Q2 220 193 27 12.3% 57.1% 23.5% —
1981 Q1 233 210 23 9.9% 61.5% 35.6% —
1980 Q4 166 141 25 15.1% 100.0% 73.3% —
1980 Q3 185 155 30 16.2% 100.0% 62.7% —
1980 Q2 227 195 32 14.1% 100.0% 58.2% —
1980 Q1 156 147 9 5.8% 0.0% 17.5% —
1979 Q4 216 200 16 7.4% 100.0% 35.8% —
1979 Q3 282 259 23 8.2% 40.0% 36.6% —
1979 Q2 162 153 9 5.6% 33.3% 33.3% —

Decisions and speed: MHCLG planning application statistics (PS1/PS2), Open Government Licence v3.0, 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2. Speed figures exclude prior approvals and are measured against the statutory period or agreed extension. Appeal figures: our aggregation of published Planning Inspectorate decisions, 2021–2026 — a different period from the decision figures above. Designation thresholds shown are indicative, not official.

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